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Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime

GLM-5.3-Prime is the high-speed variant of Z.ai's GLM-5.3, inheriting its full capabilities while delivering 1.5–2× the output throughput through inference acceleration. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token...

Quality Score
94/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$2.80
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-24
Output Price
$8.80
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-24
Context Window
1,000,000
tokens
Model ID
z-ai/glm-5.3-prime
Vendor
z-ai
Released
September 2026
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
131,072 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
text only
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $2.80/M input and $8.80/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.10
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $1.84
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $31.60

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Quick answers

How much does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime cost?
$2.80 per million input tokens and $8.80 per million output tokens.
What is Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime's context window?
1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
Does Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Prime process images?
No, it is text-only on the input side.

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